The Town Files

25 Small Towns in Texas With the Most Remote Workers

Ranked by work from home among 364 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Texas. #1 is Barton Creek, TX (48.2% work from home).

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25 Small Towns in Texas With the Most Remote Workers1. Barton Creek482. West Lake Hills423. Dripping Springs424. The Hills415. Oak Point416. Lackland AFB407. Shady Hollow388. Paloma Creek South379. Belterra3710. Parker3711. Santa Rita Ranch3612. Bee Cave3513. Fair Oaks Ranch3414. Holly Lake Ranch3315. Hudson Bend3316. Savannah3317. Lucas3118. Argyle3119. Heath2920. Double Oak2921. Piney Point Village2822. Bunker Hill Village2723. Hackberry2724. Van Alstyne2725. Ovilla27
  1. 25Ovilla, Texas

    27.1% work from home

    4,304 people · Ellis County · median home $446,700 · income $131,434 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow

  2. 24Van Alstyne, Texas

    27.1% work from home

    4,369 people · Grayson County · median home $342,700 · income $102,469 · Jan low 34°F · 3 in snow

  3. 23Hackberry, Texas

    27.3% work from home

    2,973 people · Denton County · median home $416,600 · income $109,769 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow

  4. 22Bunker Hill Village, Texas

    27.3% work from home

    3,822 people · Harris County · median home $2,000,001 · income $250,001 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow

  5. 21Piney Point Village, Texas

    27.6% work from home

    3,128 people · Harris County · median home $2,000,001 · income $250,001 · Jan low 45°F · 0 in snow

  6. 20Double Oak, Texas

    29.2% work from home

    3,054 people · Denton County · median home $736,600 · income $172,321 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow

  7. 19Heath, Texas

    29.3% work from home

    9,769 people · Rockwall County · median home $766,900 · income $220,828 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow

  8. 18Argyle, Texas

    30.5% work from home

    4,403 people · Denton County · median home $695,300 · income $181,352 · Jan low 32°F · 0 in snow

  9. 17Lucas, Texas

    31.2% work from home

    7,612 people · Collin County · median home $941,900 · income $221,364 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow

  10. 16Savannah, Texas

    32.6% work from home

    6,529 people · Denton County · median home $400,000 · income $142,868 · Jan low 34°F · 3 in snow

  11. 15Hudson Bend, Texas

    32.9% work from home

    4,005 people · Travis County · median home $678,400 · income $95,703 · Jan low 38°F · 0 in snow

  12. 14Holly Lake Ranch, Texas

    33.0% work from home

    2,951 people · Wood County · median home $260,200 · income $70,179 · Jan low 33°F · 2 in snow

  13. 13Fair Oaks Ranch, Texas

    33.5% work from home

    9,833 people · Bexar County · median home $657,600 · income $174,327 · Jan low 37°F · 0 in snow

  14. 12Bee Cave, Texas

    35.4% work from home

    9,144 people · Travis County · median home $776,400 · income $111,172 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  15. 11Santa Rita Ranch, Texas

    35.7% work from home

    3,152 people · Williamson County · median home $515,700 · income $160,592 · Jan low 36°F · 0 in snow

  16. 10Parker, Texas

    36.5% work from home

    5,462 people · Collin County · median home $859,600 · income $229,080 · Jan low 36°F · 0 in snow

  17. 9Belterra, Texas

    37.1% work from home

    6,170 people · Hays County · median home $773,400 · income $219,727 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  18. 8Paloma Creek South, Texas

    37.1% work from home

    9,539 people · Denton County · median home $364,900 · income $121,747 · Jan low 34°F · 3 in snow

  19. 7Shady Hollow, Texas

    38.4% work from home

    4,822 people · Travis County · median home $755,900 · income $170,217 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  20. 6Lackland AFB, Texas

    39.5% work from home

    9,467 people · Bexar County · median home — · income $73,646 · Jan low 43°F · 0 in snow

  21. 5Oak Point, Texas

    40.5% work from home

    4,357 people · Denton County · median home $395,900 · income $126,290 · Jan low 34°F · 0 in snow

  22. 4The Hills, Texas

    40.8% work from home

    2,613 people · Travis County · median home $846,000 · income $158,250 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  23. 3Dripping Springs, Texas

    41.5% work from home

    4,650 people · Hays County · median home $635,600 · income $109,364 · Jan low 39°F · 0 in snow

  24. 2West Lake Hills, Texas

    41.7% work from home

    3,444 people · Travis County · median home $1,664,500 · income $198,125 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow

  25. 1Barton Creek, Texas

    48.2% work from home

    3,356 people · Travis County · median home $2,000,001 · income $203,947 · Jan low 42°F · 0 in snow

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Methodology. We ranked 364 towns of 2,500–10,000 people in Texas (2020 Census population; towns with 2,500+ people have pages so far). Only towns better than 60% of their peers on this measure qualify, so lists can be shorter than 25. Sources: